Telegram-herald., 1887-07-25
A SEkSHOnE SERMON
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Wits Tallaaxss sub,scf this morning xas:
-Pre4chiag IszeAlnz and ExhoFtatio1.s = aad
hs text. Ronlans xil. 2 s-~Or ministry. lss
q ~ass Ga eur aislzs~ring, ar he THAI
tsaebas. aa ssaei.ing; % be that szhortsta, Ca
sz.orEationF
bafors ia wsrti Is converted fhs seyse Of
Fslixloils dlseourss ~ll have - he Converted.
You Dishs ~ vel 60 into tbs asosisrn sedan
o. 0e1'gshurg wiJh 0sSs and arrows, Instead
oI Fises ana leDlbahsils 4nd paris of art.l-
iesy. ~ - sxpset - conquer tAis world for
Cod ~ hi'e olfl styles o. sxhortsflon and ser
nlonoipsy. Jossataan Edwards preached tbs
sorm0ns nost adapted 10 tia ags 10 which he
Agssl ous Il tbass ssrmons we're preached
nov they soaid divide sqdisnce into two
glasses, tAoAs sound asleep and those wanting
% 90 hon,a.
Bat theFs = . religious discourss Of the
saturs-who vii preach Is I have 40 liea. In
~naE part q To earth it ~Ll be born have
90 idea. ~ which denominations II Chris
tlans it ~ll - delivered cannot guess
That discourse o. exhortation may ts born ia
IA lbs eoun-ry mssting house on ths banks Of
tas 81 La1fsncs. or tEs Oregon. or the
Ohio. Or The Ioaibigbes, or the AlsbaGna.
Ths person who snsli deliver lt nav this
moment 30 IA = cradle apdsr the shadow of
tho Siarfs &svadas. or Ia a New England
farm house, or amid The rice fields of south
ara saVannaa Or this moment there may DO
sDEns young man IN some Of cur theological
Summaries Ia shs luaior or naiddle or senior
ei4s. shaping that weapon Of power Or
thsrs may b. eouing soaie new baptism Of
the Holy Ghost on the churches. 90 that soro.
Of a. Who now stand Ia the watch tower, Of
Zion. waxing . realization og our present
snsI1cisney. n.sy preach is ourselves That
somsng dlscoarse may not be fifty years OF
And lst ~ pray God that rs arrival nav be
hastened wails 1 announcs - you what I
think wsil ee ths chief characteristics Of thas
discourse OF exAortstion when 10 dos arrive.
ard want 20 make the remarks OF the morn
ing appropriate AID suggestive 10 all elassss
ef Cnrssian workers.
Firsr of al remark that future religious
flecourss VII be flli 81 living Christ in con-
tradis'inetion u didaetic techaiealities- A
aiscourso may b. fuli of Christ. though hardly
mentioning his name, aud a sermon may 90
empty q Christ wh.le every sentence Is repe-
titious of his titles. Tho world wants liv-
ing Christ, not q Chft.t standing at'the head
% = formal sy8tetn % Theology. but Christ
who means paruos ard sympathy. and con-
dolsncs, aud brotherhood. aud lie. and
heaven A poor mans Christ A rich mans
Christ An svcrwoskrd mans Christ. An
invalids Christ A farmers Christ a rner-
chants Chrlss An artisans Christ An
every nans Christ
A synmerrical ssd fne worded system Of
theology Is web enough for theological classes.
butt has no more business n the pulpit than
have the technical phrases of an anatousls. or
psycho.ogist or a physician in the sick room
Of patient. The wortd wants help irnmedi-
ate and worii uplifting. AMI is will come
throu<a disconr~a in whicb Christ shall
walk righr down into the immortal soul and
take everlasting possession OF ii, filing it as
fun cf hght as Is this monday armament.
That sermon OF exhortation OF the future
vii nos deal with men IN the thrradbars
Illustrations os jesus Christ. In that coming
address there viii 10 Instances OF vicsrious
suffering taken riSas out OF everyday life. for
thers h noe /. day somebody i nor dyiny for
others. Is tho physician saving bis diph-
theritic patient by sacrificing hts own lfs:
n the ship captain going down with his YES
sel while hs Is getting bis passengers into the
ifs soat. as the fireman consuming in the
burning building while be h takinz child
out 0f fourth story windov: as In SIMMER
RE strong swimmer ~ East Hampton. or
Long Branch. or Cape May, or Lake George.
himself perished trying 70 rescue The drown
ing. As tSo newspaper boy one sumner.
supporting his mother for some years. bis
invalid nother. when offered by gentleman
ffty conts 70 get some especial paper and he
got IL, ard rushed NJ IN his anxiety to deliver
g. and vas crushed under the wheels Of the
train. and lay on the grass with only strength
snouga % say. sob. whs: wa becorne of my
pcor sick mother now"
Vicsriors suffering. Tho world is fun Of
h A. engineer said - rae Ga locomotive
"A Dakota. "Fe men seem g he coming TO
better appreciation than We uscd g. Did you
So that acsouet the other day ~ an engineer
Who - save his passengers stuck 70 his place.
aad whcii Sc was found dad IN tho locouio-
tive. which was upside down. he was found
s'ill susnng with hf. hand on the air bruker'
Anl ~ thn ENGINEER said # O. me. be put hss
band cn ia air brake 70 iii,lstrsts his rne..sl-
inx. ard k,oke,i az him and rlsoaxslt. ~Yoa
would oc jasr as uueh ~ q hero IN the sane
crisis
Oh. ia tiias religious fIisrogrsc of the future
tbers VIII - ifvin~ iiirssrstions taken out
from every aav lifs og v.caricus snsTering--
tiustrst.ote< fsas VII b1n9 ~ mirsi the
rassfiisr ~arri.lcs ~ Him ~ho. IN the hiSh
pisces Or rs Geld. on the cross. fought our
battles. ard ~ re our grisfs. .nsli esniured cur
struggle. sna .iissl our asafA
4 (irrran scnlrfor mails m iu,ara -
Christ. and hc asked his littlo child ? years
c'd vic IS ~as. au1 sue saii THAT must lie
surne very -rsst mln." The s.uiptor vas lis
plsaSrf ei.s fise criticism. 50 he cor another
block of marble. and chiselesi sway on IL two
cr thrrs years. and then be brought in his
tttie child q cr years g aga. and he said 20
her. aT so 40 Ycu thini tass isf- S1e sai.i.
-raat aust be eha One Who scos ttie children
in his arms and bles<sd fhe u Then The
scuiprcr ras satisfied ON. my friends. shas
The -orlf wants ia act q col3 Christ. rot an
ti-eliscta1i Ehrise. not S~ysrslv ria<isferial
CHRIST. has a iovia1 Christ spreading ous his
eruT 0f sFufathv 90 press tue shols world
e. he ieviu< hotrt
Fsf reuars again. that 10 religious liz
r0arse - the fi-rre VII 30 s',,rt. t-e-aer-
satiou iv f-rann,irsi ~ fhe sgs i~ which "a
i've No uipfe nsei ~ long intrnsucficns
snd icnx applications. ard 81 many divisions
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dreheasief ~ oftef dovs r.e, ert their
inform 1tieo frcfa fhe rrrit rhers ~ere
few tccks and there ware M aewsr.sea-s. ars
thsrs vas i.t,'- travel from piac- ss place.
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